NYR TODAY SUNDAY 9/30: Today in Rangers History

Today in NYR History 9/30:

1987: The Rangers acquire the 1989 4th round pick (#67-Jim Cummins) from the Winnipeg Jest in exchange for George McPhee.

1987: The Rangers acquire John Ogrodnick & David Shaw from the Quebec Nordiques in exchange for Terry Carkner & Jeff Jackson.

1999: The Rangers acquire Kevin Hatcher from the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Peter Popovic.

2005: The Rangers acquire Marcel Hossa from the Montreal Canadiens in exchange for Garth Murray.

2011: Playing against his former club team, the Frolunda Indians, in Sweden, Henrik Lundqvist leads the Rangers to a 4-2 victory.

NYR TODAY SATURDAY 9/29: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 9/29:

Rudy Poeschek RW (1988-1990) Benoit Poulliot LW (2013-2014) Walt Tkaczuk C (1968-1981)

Today in NYR History 9/29:

The Rangers acquire Pat LaFontaine from the Buffalo Sabres in exchange for a second round pick in the 1998 NHL Draft and future considerations.
In 67 regular season games with the Rangers LaFontaine scored 23 goals and 39 assists for 62 points. During his one season with the Rangers, he tied for the team lead in goals scored, and recorded his 1,000th career NHL point.
In a game against the Ottawa Senators on March 16, 1998, LaFontaine accidentally collided with teammate Mike Keane and suffered another concussion. LaFontaine missed the remainder of the season and all of the next season, announcing his retirement formally on October 12, 1999
LaFontaine is one of five players in NHL history to skate for all three teams based in the state of New York. The others were Mike Donnelly, Jason Dawe, Martin Biron, and Taylor Pyatt. Unique amongst them, LaFontaine played his entire career in the state of New York while Donnelly, Pyatt, Biron and Dawe all played for additional teams outside the state in their careers. LaFontaine once joked about it, saying "I think I'm the only player in history who has been traded twice and hasn't had to change his license plate.

FINAL CUTS MADE, RANGERS ROSTER SET

OFFICIAL: The New York Rangers made the following roster changes: 

Andersson, Fogarty, Hajek, Lindgren, Lindqvist, Meskanen & O’Gara have been assigned to Hartford. 

Bigras, Holland, Mazanec, Schneider & Tokarski have been placed on waivers & will be assigned to HFD should they not be claimed.

Rangers now have 26 players remaining on the roster, including three injured players: Beleskey (separated shoulder), Crawley (undisclosed) and Nieves (concussion protocol).

NY RangersbActive Roster:
Forwards (13): Buchnevich, Chytil, Fast, Hayes, Howden, Kreider, Lettieri, McLeod, Namestnikov, Spooner, Vesey, Zibanejad, Zuccarello

Defensemen (8): Claesson, DeAngelo, McQuaid, Pionk, Shattenkirk, Skjei, Smith, Staal

Goaltenders (2): Georgiev, Lundqvist

Injured (3): Beleskey, Crawley, Nieves

NYR TODAY FRIDAY 9/28: Today in NYR History

Today in NYR History 9/28:

1926: Rangers purchase the contract of Frank Boucher from Vancouver in the WHL. 
Boucher played for the Rangers until he retired in 1937–38. Boucher centered the famous Bread Line with the brothers Bill and Bun Cook, and together they helped the Rangers win the Stanley Cup in 1928 and 1933, also reaching the Finals in 1932.
Frank was not only a brilliant forward, but was also one of the game's classiest. Lady Byng, wife of Viscount Byng, the Governor-General of Canada, donated a trophy to be awarded to the NHL's "most gentlemanly player." While playing for the New York Rangers, Boucher won the Lady Byng Memorial Trophy 7 times in 8 years. He was then given the trophy outright, and Lady Byng donated another trophy to the NHL.
The Rangers hired him to coach the New York Rovers, a minor-league team that also played at Madison Square Garden, as his apprenticeship to coaching the Rangers. When general manager Lester Patrick made the decision to retire from coaching prior to the 1939–40 season, he hired Boucher, who led his Ranger club to the last Stanley Cup. The franchise would be in existence for 68 seasons before they won a Cup without Boucher being directly involved.
After finishing first in the NHL's regular season in 1942, the Rangers lost in the playoffs to the Toronto Maple Leafs. Soon they became victims of the military draft of World War II and went into a steep decline. In 1943–44 NHL season the New York Rangers were so bad that Boucher came out of retirement for 15 games to play where he recorded 14 points. The Rangers finished the 50 game season with only 6 wins. From 1940 to 1972 they reached the Stanley Cup Finals only once.
When Patrick retired, Frank took over as general manager. He got the Rangers into the playoffs in 1947–48 with his trade to get Buddy O'Connor and Frank Eddolls. He stepped down from coaching to concentrate on his manager's job and hired Lynn Patrick, Lester's son and an ex-teammate, to coach the Rangers, and Lynn came very close to winning the Stanley Cup in 1950, proving Boucher astute in hiring him as coach. But the Rangers were an aging team, and eroded. Lynn Patrick resigned to go to Boston, and neither Neil Colville nor Bill Cook, also former teammates of Boucher's, could get the Rangers into the playoffs. General John Kilpatrick, the Rangers' owner, thought about replacing Boucher, but he held off.
During the 1945–46 season, Boucher became the first coach to use two goalies regularly. Alternating Charlie Rayner and Jim Henry every game, and later, every four to six minutes, he proved the usefulness of having two goalies.
Frank went back behind the bench in 1953–54, but could not get the Rangers into the playoffs. He then hired Muzz Patrick, another son of Lester and ex-teammate, to coach the team, but the Rangers won only 17 games and missed the playoffs again. So General Kilpatrick had a talk with Frank and reluctantly expressed that Frank could not build the Rangers into a winner, and recommended Frank resign as general manager. Frank thought it over, realizing that it was better than being fired. He then typed his resignation and handed it in to the General, ending his 29-year association with the Rangers.
He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1958. In 1998, he was ranked number 61 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players. His uniform number 7 hangs in the rafters of Madison Square Garden, although it was retired for a later Ranger, Rod Gilbert. Although later Rangers such as Gilbert and Mark Messier have been more honored by recent fans, Boucher's status as the star of two Ranger Stanley Cups and the coach behind another marks him, except perhaps for team builder Lester Patrick, as the greatest Ranger of them all.
In 1974, Boucher wrote When the Rangers Were Young, a book about his experiences with the old-time Broadway Blueshirts, giving him one last moment of fame during his lifetime. He died of cancer on December 12, 1977 in the town of Kemptville, Ontario, near Ottawa at the age of 76.

1988: The Rangers trade Chris Jensen to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for Michael Boyce.

RANGERS VS FLYERS PRESEASON GAME DAY WRAP UP 9/27

Rangers Hold On to Defeat Flyers in Preseason Finale 4-2

The Rangers finished their 2018 Preseason campaign on a high note tonight defeating the Flyers in Philadelphia 4-2 to finish with a record of 3-2-0 with two wins coming in overtime.

Vinni Lettieri continued to impress and make his stand for a roster spot for this season. Lettieri was arguably the best player for the Rangers during a scoreless first period and continued into the second period registering the game's first goal on the power play giving New York the 1-0 lead. He led all skaters with four shots on goal in 19:07 of ice time.

Vladislav Namestnikov recorded two points (one goal, one assist), including the game-winning goal on a power play, and was credited with two hits in 18:24 of ice time.

Kevin Hayes tallied two points (one goal, one assist), including a power play assist, and recorded two shots on goal in 18:54 of ice time. Hayes' tally came towards the end of the game with the Flyers net empty, Goaltender Carey Hart was pulled for the extra attacker.

Brett Howden registered a goal, won 10 of 18 faceoffs (55.6%), and posted a plus-one rating in tonight's game and was selected as the game's First Star.

Kevin Shattenkirk, Jimy Vesey and Brendan Smith all tallied assists in the game. Shattenkirk recorded 2 assists and both were primary assists on power play goals. Shattenkirk was selected as the game's Second Star.

Lias Andersson tied for the game-high with 10 faceoff wins (10-for-14; 71.4%).

Alexandar Georgiev stopped 26 of 28 shots he faced. Georgiev made 14 saves on 16 shots in the third period allowing goals from Philadelphia's  Ivan Provorov and James van Riemsdyk but held on  to earn a win in tonight's game.

The Rangers special teams were 2 for 2 on the power play with Lettieri and Namestnikov registering the goals. The Rangers penalty Kill held the Flyers scoreless in two opportunities.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 4  Philadelphia Flyers 2

SOG: NYR 4  PHI 10
PIM: NYR  6 PHI 6
PPO: NYR 2/2 PHI 0/2
FO %: NYR  51% PHI 49%

Goaltenders: NYR A. Georgiev 12 SV, 2 GA
                                PHI C. Hart 15 SV, 3 GA

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
00:34 NYR PPG - Vinni Lettieri (2) ASST: Kevin Shattenkirk (4) 1-0
01:08 NYR Brett Howden (1) ASST: Jimmy Vesey (1) 2-0
19:43 NYR PPG - Vladislav Namestnikov (1) ASST: Kevin Shattenkirk (5), Kevin Hayes (4) 3-0

3rd Period
10:01 PHI Ivan Provorov (1) ASST: James van Riemsdyk (3), Mikhail Vorobyov (2) 3-1
12:00 PHI James van Riemsdyk (1) ASST: Mikhail Vorobyov (3), Radko Gudas (1) 3-2
18:25 NYR EN - Kevin Hayes (1) ASST: Vladislav Namestnikov (1), Brendan Smith (2)

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
18:55 PHI Dale Weise: 2:00 Holding

2nd Period
10:36 NYR Brendan Smith: 2:00 Delay of Game
18:43 PHI Christian Folin: 2:00 Tripping

3rd Period
12:21 NYR Kevin Shattenkirh: 2:00 Holding
12:21 NYR Kevin Shattenkirk: 2:00 Roughing
12:21 PHI Dale Weise: 2:00 Roughing

RANGERS MAKE SECOND ROUND OF CUTS, 6 DEMOTED

Four Demoted, 2 Released from ATO's

Prior to tonight's contest in Philadelphia the Rangers have announced today that Tim Gettinger, Gabriel Fontaine, John Gilmour and Ryan Gropp have been sent to Hartford Wolf Pack of the AHL.

Bobby Butler and Drew Melanson have been released from their ATOs and have been sent to the Wolf Pack at their training camp.

With the demotion of the 6 players today, the players remaining in camp include the following 38 players:

Forwards (21): Lias Andersson, Matt Beleskey, Pavel Buchnevich, Filip Chytil, Jesper Fast, Steven Fogarty, Kevin Hayes, Peter Holland, Brett Howden, Chris Kreider, Vinni Lettieri, Michael Lindqvist, Cody McLeod, Ville Meskanen, Vladislav Namestnikov, Boo Nieves, Cole Schneider, Ryan Spooner, Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello

Defensemen (13): Chris Bigras, Fredrik Claesson, Brandon Crawley, Tony DeAngelo, Libor Hajek, Ryan Lindgren, Adam McQuaid, Rob O'Gara, Neal Pionk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Brady Skjei, Brendan Smith, Marc Staal

Goaltenders (4): Alexandar Georgiev, Henrik Lundqvist, Marek Mazanec, Dustin Tokarski

NYR TODAY THURSDAY 9/27: Alumni Birthday, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthday 9/27:

Al MacNeil D (1966-1967)

Today in NYR History 9/27:

1931: Rangers acquire Art Somers and Vic Desjardins from the Chicago Blackhawks in exchange for Paul I. Thompson.

1991: The Rangers and Los Angeles Kings play an outdoor exhibition game at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. 

The air temperature at puck drop was around 85 °F (29 °C), going as high as 95 °F (35 °C) during the course of the game, with 28% humidity, though the ice held up well. The Rangers started the game well, scoring two goals by Tony Amonte and Doug Weight for a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. In the second period, the Kings scored three goals by Tony Granato, Brian Benning, and Sylvain Couturier to get a 3-2 lead at the end of the second period. The Kings added two more goals in the third period by Jari Kurri and Wayne Gretzky for a 5-2 win.

The Kings captain was Wayne Gretzky, while the Rangers had yet to name a captain for the upcoming season. The Rangers previous captain Kelly Kisio had signed with the San Jose Sharks during the off-season. Mark Messier wouldn't be named the Rangers next captain, until after joining the team October 5, 1991, being traded from the Edmonton Oilers for the Rangers' Bernie Nicholls, Steven Rice and 1989 draft pick Louie DeBrusk.

A second exhibition game was scheduled between the Rangers and the Kings to take place on September 29, 1991, in Charlotte, North Carolina. The game, however, was cancelled, due to poor and unsafe ice conditions at the Charlotte Coliseum.

PRESEASON GAME DAY PREVIEW: RANGERS VS FLYERS 9/27

Preseason Ends with Trip to Philly

New York Rangers (2-2-0) vs Philadelphia Flyers (3-2-1)

Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PA

TV: MSG, MSG+

The Rangers look to end the 2018 Preseason match ups with a win tonight in Philly after a tough overtime home loss last night to the Islanders.

Having lost the first of the two contests in their preseason home opener 6-4 on with the help of Philly's 3 first period tallies the Rangers will look for a little retribution and end the preseason on a high note.

In the first meeting back on September 19, the Rangers registered 40 shots on goal in the game including 18 shots on goal in the third period.

Pavel Buchnevich registered two points (one goal, one assist), including a power play goal, recorded five shots on goal, and posted a plus-one rating. Ryan Spooner tallied two points (one goal, one assist), both on the power play, and registered two shots on goal, Filip Chytil recorded a goal and logged 19:17 of ice time and Matt Beleskey registered a goal, tied for the game-high with three blocked shots, and tied for the team-high with three hits.

Alexandar Georgiev who started the game allowed 5 of the Flyers gaols while in relief Dustin Tokarski allowed 1 goal and stopping 10 shots on goal.

Since the last meeting the Rangers have answered the call of coach David Quinn with more physical play along with looking out for each other without putting the team in a bad way.

No lineups have been released but as usual should be available sometime early this afternoon.

RANGERS VS ISLANDERS PRESEASON GAME DAY WRAP UP 4/26

RANGERS FALL TO ISLANDERS IN OVERTIME 4-3

Two go ahead goals were not enough to fight off the Islanders in the final preseason game on home ice for the Rangers.

A blast from Mat Pulock and a screen in front of Henrik Lundqvist early in the first period would set the tone of the game.

Down early in the first the Rangers did answer back just before time expired in the period while on the power play. With the Islanders down a man after committing a too many men on the ice infraction, Pavel Buchnevich would tie the game with just 37 seconds left in the period,

The Rangers were able to finally get ahead of their crosstown rivals with a goal just under 6 minutes into the second period from Mika Zibanejad. The Rangers were able to hold onto the lead for their longest of the game until just under 7 minutes later Mat Pulock once agian struck from the point with a blast that went by two defenders then Lundqvist to tie the game until the third period.

The Rangers once again on the power play, as the Ises' Tom Kuhnhackl took a seaat for two minutes with a holding penalty. The Rangers won the faceoff and Mika Zibanejad was able to pick up his second of the game past Robin Lehner for the go ahead goal. Unfortunately the lead only lasted less then a minute when the Islanders went in on the Rangers on a 2 on 3 rush and veteran defenseman Thomas Hickey gave the Isles the tying goal that would last through regulation.

The Rangers would start off the overtime period with the trio of Lias Andersson, Filip Chytil and Neal Pionk. At the end of their shift Pionk who had just rushed into the Islanders end would get caught back leaving the defending duties to Chytil who could not catch up to the Isles Anthony Beauvillier rushing into the Rangers end, Beauvillier flat out beat Chytil and slid one through Lundqvist's five-hole for the overtime winner.

The Rangers were 2-for-4 on the power play in tonight's contest and have recorded eight power play goals through the first five games of the preseason this year and have tallied at least one power play goal in each game of the preseason.

This was the third game out of five this preseason decided in overtime for the Blueshirts. All 3 games have ended 4-3 with the Rangers coming out on top against New Jersey twice and on the losing end tonight.

Mika Zibanejad notched three points (two goals, one assist), including two power play points (one power play goal, one power play assist) and led the Rangers with four shots on goal.

Pavel Buchnevich registered three points (one goal, two assists), including two power play points (one power play goal, one power play assist). Buchnevich has tallied seven points (three goals, four assists) in the preseason this year, and he has posted a multi-point game in three of the four preseason games he has played.

Henrik Lundqvist made 32 saves in tonight's game allowing all 4 Islander tallies.


FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 3 New York Islanders 4
Final Overtime

SOG: NYR 24  NYI 36
PIM: NYR 6 NYI 8
PPO: NYR 2/4 NYI 1/3
FO %: NYR 41% NYI 59%
HITS: NYR 26 NYI 26
GVA: NYR 11 NYI 12
BLK: NYR 11  NYI 9

Goaltenders: NYR H. Lundqvist 32 SV, 4 GA 60:53 TOI
                      NYI R. Lehner 21 SV, 3 GA 60:53 TOI

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
05:53 NYI Ryan Pulock (3) ASST: Josh Bailey (3), Valtteri Filppula (1) 1-0
19:23 NYR PPG - Pavel Buchnevich (3) ASST: Mika Zibanejad (3) 1-1

2nd Period
7:14 NYR Mika Zibanejad (1) ASST: Adam McQuaid (1), Pavel Buchnevich (3) 1-2
14:05 NYI PPG - Ryan Pulock (4) ASST: Anthony Beauvillier (2), Valtteri Filppula (2) 2-2

3rd Period
01:29 NYR PPG - Mika Zibanejad (2) ASST: Kevin Shattenkirk (3), Pavel Buchnevich (4) 2-3
01:53 NYI Thomas Hickey (1) ASST: Josh Bailey (4), Mathew Barzal (5)

Overtime
00:53 NYI Anthony Beauvillier (3) ASST: Mathew Barzal (6), Brock Nelson (2) 4-3

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
00:55 NYI Luca Sbisa: 2:00 High Sticking
06:24 NYR Brady Skjei: 2:00 Tripping
18:47 NII Bench Minorr: 2:00 too many Men on the ice,  Served by Jordan Eberle

2nd Period
7:44 NYR Brandon Crawley: 2:00 Cross Checking
12:42 NYR Bench Minorr: 2:00 too many Men on the ice,  Served by Pavel Buchnevich

3rd Period
01:24 NYI Tom Kuhnhackl: 2:00 Holding
04:13 NYI Tom Kuhnhackl: 2:00 Holding

Overtime
no penalties

NYR TODAY WEDNESDAY 9/26: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 9/26:

John Scott LW (2011-2012) Jack Stoddard RW (1952-1953)

Today in NYR History 9/26:

1958: Rangers call up Eddie Shack from Providence in the AHL and signed to his first NHL contract.

1988:  The New York Rangers sign Guy Lafleur less than three weeks after the longtime Montreal Canadiens star is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and six days after he turns 37.
Lafleur, who's been retired since early in the 1984-85 season, soon joins Gordie Howe as the only players in NHL history to skate in a regular-season game after being admitted to the Hall. Lafleur finishes with 45 points (18 goals, 27 assists) in 67 games. He plays two more seasons with the Quebec Nordiques before retiring for good.

2011: Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers hold a press conference to confirm their participation in the 2012 Winter Classic.

PRESEASON GAME DAY PREVIEW: RANGERS VS ISLANDERS 9/26

Rangers Face Islanders with Roster Questions Still Looming

New York Rangers (2-2-0) vs New York Islanders (4-2-0)

Madison Square Garden, NYC

TV: MSG, MSG+

Tonight the Rangers host the Islanders in their second al final meeting this preseason having lost 5-2 in their first meeting in Bridgeport on Saturday.

The Rangers come in off their second preseason overtime against the New Jersey Devils on Monday and have  won 16 of their last 19 preseason games at MSG (16-3-0 record), dating back to Sept. 21, 2009.

Going 1-for-2 (3:18) on the power play in Monday's contest, New York has recorded six power play goals through the first four games of the preseason this year and has tallied at least one power play goal in each game of the preseason.

The Rangers have now posted a 22-0-1 record in games which they held a lead entering the third period in 2017-18.

No Roster has been posted for tonight's game but Alexandar Georgiev and Dustin Tokarski are expected to split the goaltending duties with the backup role in still in question. No updates for Matt Beleskey (shoulder) or Jesper Fast (precautionary) have been given. Center Boo Nieves still remains out due to concussion protocol.

Defenseman Kevin Shattenkirk is penciled in for his second start of the preseason against the Isles tonight and is also expected to ply in the Rangers final preseason game tomorrow in Philadelphia.

The Islanders come into tonight's contest with a 4-2-0 record in preseason with wins over the Rangers, Philadelphia and New Jersey. Their last game was back on Saturday, September 22nd against theses same Rangers.

Puck Drop 7:00 PM, EST.

NYR TODAY TUESDAY 9/25: Alumni Birthday, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthday 9/25:

Joe Zanussi D (1974-1975)

Today in NYR History 9/25:

1926: After Chicago and Detroit are added to the NHL the New York Rangers are placed into a new division called the American Division.

1984: Phil Esposito is among five new inductees to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

2000: The Rangers acquire a 2001 Conditional Draft Pick from the Nashville Predators in exchange for Alexei Vasiliev.

RANGERS VS DEVILS PRESEASON POST GAME WRAP UP 9/24

LETTIERI LIFTS RANGERS PAST NEW JERSEY 4-3 IN OVERTIME

A scoreless first period which saw both teams with good chances showed some results for rookie Rangers coach David Quinn as he received what he was looking for in a physical game in which the Blueshirts answered the call for playing a rougher style and sticking up for each other.

The  Rangers opened the scoring in the second period with a goal from rookie Steven Fogarty which was answered back just a minute later by NJ's Kyle Palmieri after veteran defenseman Marc Staal was pick pocketed along the boards by Taylor Hall to tie the game 1-1. Another Rangers rookie, would give the Rangers back the lead as Timothy Gettinger picked up his first preseason goal. The Rangers defense holding New Jersey to single digit shots on goal during the second would take the 2-1 lead into the second intermission.

Starting the second period on the power play with John Quenneville finishing off a 2 minute minor for tripping at the end of the second the Rangers pulled ahead 3-1 when Chris Kreider took a beautiful cross ice pass from Mika Zibanejad putting one stick side of New Jersey's Eddie Lack for the tally just :31 seconds into the third. The devils would answer back against relief goaltender Marek Mazanec with 2 unanswered goals form Nico Hischier and the Taylor Hall just shy of the midway point of the period to bring the game even 3-3.

Lack would help the Devils hold the tie making timely saves on Pavel Buchnevich, Mika Zibanejad and Vinni Lettieri to take the teams into the overtime period.

In what started to become an end to end style 3 on 3 overtime was finally put to rest when Rangers Vinni Lettieri off a feed from Kevin Hayes tallied the game winner with just 1:07 left to go in the period.

This marked the 2nd straight overtime win of the preseason for New York over the Devils, the first coming September 17 by the same score of 4-3.

Matt Beleskey and Cody McLeod answered coach Quinn's call for toughness, both taking on New Jersey's 6' 4" tough guy Eric Gryba. Beleskey's fight was short with Beleskey falling awkwardly on his shoulder to end the scrum. Beleskey would not return after the first period. McLeod held his own and had the slight edge in the 2nd period battle.

Henrik Lundqvist looked more like himself than in the preseason home opener last Wednesday in the loss to Philadelphia, allowing one goal and stopping 13 shots the Devils threw at him in 39:54 of total ice time. Mazanec who is battling for the backup spot behind Lundqvist with Alexandar Georgiev and Dustin Tokarski was shakey at first allowing 2 goals on 11 shots but made more than one timely save at the end of the third and through 3:53 of overtime.

Jesper Fast was held out for precautionary reasons after a hit in the second period. Quinn updated after the game that Fast was okay and will be back in the lineup. As far as Matt  Beleskey who is battling for a 4th line spot, no update was given on his shoulder injury.

The Rangers return to action on Wednesday hosting the Islanders and on Thursday traveling to Philadelphia to finish the preseason.

FINAL GAME STATS

New York Rangers 4  New Jersey Devils 3
Final Overtime

SOG: NYR 39 NJD 26
PIM: NYR 16 NJD 14
PPO: NYR 1/2 NJD 0/3
FO %: NYR 49%  NJD 51%
HITS: NYR 28 NJD 30
Takeaways: NYR 13 NJD 7
GVA: NYR 18 NJD 21
BLK: NYR 17 NJD 11

Goaltenders: NYR H. Lundqvist 13 SV, 1 GA, 39:54 TOI / M. Mazanec 9 SV, 2 GA, 23:53
                                NJD E. Lack 35 SV

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
No Scoring

2nd Period
03:11 NYR Steven Fogarty (1) ASST: Cody McLeod (1), Neal Pionk (1) 0-1
04:17 NJD Kyle Palmieri (1) ASST: Taylor Hall (1) 1-1
09:09 NYR Timothy Gettinger (1) ASST: Neal Pionk (2) 1-2

3rd Period
00:31 NYR Chris Kreider (1) Power Play ASST: Mika Zibanejad (2), Tony DeAngelo (1) 1-3
06:11 NJD Nico Hischier (1) ASST: Kyle Palmieri (1), Sami Vatanen (1) 2-3
09:08 NJD Taylor Hall (1) ASST: Kyle Palmieri (2), Nico Hischier (1) 3-3

Overtime
03:52 NYR Vinni Lettieri (1) ASST: Kevin Hayes (3) 3-4

PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
05:15 NYR Matt Beleskey: 2:00 Tripping
10:36 NJD Marian Studenic: 2:00 Holding
15:44 NJD Eric Gryba: 5:00 Fighting
15:44 NYR Matt Beleskey: 5:00 Fighting

2nd Period
11:09 NYR Fredrik Claesson: 2:00 Hooking
19:13 NJD John Quenneville: 2:00 Tripping

3rd Period
01:49 NYR Cody McLeod: 2:00 Holding
07:33 NJD Eric Gryba: 5:00 Fighting
07:33 NYR Cody McLeod: 5:00 Fighting

Overtime
No Penalties

Three Stars of the Game:
1. Vinni Lettieri NYR
2. Kyle Palmieri NJD
3. Taylor Hall NJD

NYR TODAY MONDAY 9/24: Today in Rangers History

Today in NYR History 9/24:

2009: Matt Gilroy is selected as the recipient of the 2009 Lars-Erik Sjoberg Award, given to the Rangers’ best rookie in training camp.

PRESEASON GAME DAY PREVIEW: RANGERS VS DEVILS 9/24

Rangers host New Jersey looking to even up preseason record

New York Rangers (1-2-0) vs New Jersey Devils (0-2-1)

Madison Square Garden, NYC

TV: MSG+, NHLN-US

The Rangers look to get back to a .500 preseason record tonight against the win-less New Jersey Devils. The Rangers led by 2 goals from Lias Andersson in their preseason opener win against New Jersey last Monday 4-3 in Overtime will face their "Hudson River Rivals" tonight at Madison Square Garden.

The Rangers are coming off an uneventful 6-2 loss in Bridgeport to the Islanders on Saturday which saw Ryan Spooner pick up his second preseason goal in as many games. With Alexandar Georgiev and Dustin Tokarski having started the game in Bridgeport tonight should see Henrik Lundqvist get the start with Marek Mazanec finishing the game somewhere near the halfway point of the game. Mazanaec another free agent pick up this off season, like Tokarski is battling for the Rangers backup position with Georgiev.

New Jersey has lost all three of their preseason match ups including the 4-3 overtime loss to the Rangers, a 3-1 loss to Montreal in a split squad game and a 2-0 shutout loss to the Islanders.

No lineups have been released for either team but the Rangers once again after a tough scrimmage yesterday still stand at 44 players in camp.

Unless any demotions are made before game time tonight the following Rangers are still on their Training Camp Roster:

Forwards (26): Lias Andersson, Matt Beleskey, Pavel Buchnevich, Bobby Butler, Filip Chytil, Jesper Fast, Steven Fogarty, Gabriel Fontaine, Tim Gettinger, Ryan Gropp, Kevin Hayes, Peter Holland, Brett Howden, Chris Kreider, Vinni Lettieri, Michael Lindqvist, Cody McLeod, Drew Melanson, Ville Meskanen, Vladislav Namestnikov, Boo Nieves, Cole Schneider, Ryan Spooner, Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello

Defensemen (14): Chris Bigras, Fredrik Claesson, Brandon Crawley, Tony DeAngelo, John Gilmour, Libor Hajek, Ryan Lindgren, Adam McQuaid, Rob O'Gara, Neal Pionk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Brady Skjei, Brendan Smith, Marc Staal

Goaltenders (4): Alexandar Georgiev, Henrik Lundqvist, Marek Mazanec, Dustin Tokarski

NYR TODAY SUNDAY 9/23: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 9/23:

Curt Ridley G (1974-1975) Dixon Ward RW (2002-2003) Vitali Yeremeyev G (2000-2001)

Today in NYR History 9/23:

1974: Rangers acquire Hartland Monohan from the California Golden Seals (Oakland) in exchange for Brian Lavender.

1991: Rangers Alumni Center Clint Smith is among five men inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 
Signed by the Rangers organization at the age of 18, Clint Smith matured into a top prospect during four seasons with the Vancouver Lions of the NWHL. He led that league in scoring in both 1935 and 1936 before being brought to the Blueshirts` top minor league affiliate, the Philadelphia Ramblers for the 1936-37 season.

After a strong year in Philadelphia, Smith became a Rangers regular in 1937 and went on to play six straight seasons with the team, including the 1939-40 season, when he captured his only Stanley Cup title. Between 1937 and 1939, Smith achieved the remarkable distinction of playing 85 consecutive games without being called for a single penalty.

A two-time Lady Byng Trophy winner, Smith solidified his Hall of Fame credentials during a four-year stint with Chicago following his last season as a Ranger. In 1943-44, he led the entire league with 49 assists, and in his first year after leaving the NHL, he was named USHL MVP as the player-coach of the Tulsa Oilers and later became a player-coach with the Rangers` USHL affiliate in St. Paul, Minn.

RANGERS FALL TO ISLES 5-2 9/22

SHATTENKIRK, ZUCCARELLO REGISTER ASSISTS IN PRESEASON DEBUT

It's hard to take away positives after a loss no matter how large or small that loss comes but there were a few in the game that the Rangers dropped to the Islanders last night in Bridgeport.

Take rookie Filip Chytil. he showed signs of a player that can take and turn a game around if a brief moment. Although he was a -2 on the night he registered 3 shots in the third period, if it wern't for Isles goaltender Thomas Greiss the end result may have been different.

Ryan Spooner returned to the lineup and recorded a power play goal, his 2nd in 2 games played and Cody McLeod recorded the game's first goal on a deflection in front off a shot by Peter Holland.

Shattenkirk registered 2 assists and had 3 shots, Zuccarello tailed an assist, 1 Shot and was a plus 1, Lias Andersson was a plus 2 with 2 shots, Spooner with a goal and 4 shots, McLeod a goal, a plus 1, 1 shot and 7 penalty minutes including a 5 minute fighting major.

Alexandar Georgiev and Dustin Tokarski split the game in net once again while the Rangers look for their backup to Henrik Lundqvist. Georgiev who started the game stopped 17 of 20 shots allowing three goals while Tokarski who finished the game stopped 10 of 12 shots, allowing 2 goals.

FINAL GAME STATS (Preseason Game 3) 

NY Rangers 2 New York Islanders 5
Final Regulation

SOG: NYR 29 NYI 32
PIM: NYR 17 NYI 17
PP: NYR 1/4 NYI 1/4

GOALTENDERS: NYR A. Georgiev 17 SV, 3 GA / D. Tokarski 10 SV, 2 GA
                                     NYI  T. Greiss  SV, 27 GA

SCORING SUMMARY
1st Period
6:41 NYR Cody McLeod (1) Assist: Peter Holland (1)
17:55 Anthony Beauvillier (1) Assists: Thomas Hickey (1) Josh Bailey (1)

2nd Period
00:52 NYI Josh Bailey (1) Power Play Assists: Matthew Barzal (3) Jordan Eberle (4)
12:46 NYI Anders Lee (1) Power Play Assists: Josh Bailey (2) Matthew Barzal (4)
18:26 NYI Anthony Beauvillier (2) Assists: Brock Nelson (1) Parker Wotherspoon (1)
19:59 NYR Ryan Spooner (2) Power Play Assist: Zuccarello (1), Kevin Shattenkirk (2)

3rd Period
8:05 NYI Ryan Pullock (2) Assists: Jordan Eberle (5) Parker Wotherspoon (2)


PENALTY SUMMARY
1st Period
10:34 NYR Cody McLeod 5:00 Fighting major
10:34 NYI Scott Mayfield 5:00 Fighting major
13:11 NYR Lias Andersson 2:00 Slashing
19:21 Vini Lettieri 2:00 Interference

2nd Period
4:54 NYI Devon Towes 2:00 Holding
11:56 NYR Peter Holland 2:00 Holding
14:11 NYI Casey Cizikas 2:00 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
14:11 Brandon Crawley 2:00 Unsportsmanlike Conduct
14:11 Brandon Crawley 2:00 Cross Checking
14:11 NYR Cody McLeod Unsportsmanlike Conduct
14:11 NYI Cal Clutterbuck Unsportsmanlike Conduct
19:36 Mike Sislo 2:00 Triping

3rd Period
1:52 NYI Matthew Barzal 2:00 Hooking
12:37 NYI Matt Martin 2:00 Holding

NYR TODAY SATURDAY 9/22: Alumni Birthdays

NYR Alumni Birthdays 9/22:

Gerry Foley RW (1956-1958) Mike Richter G (1989-2003) Derick Brassard (2013-2016)

PRESEASON GAME DAY PREVIEW: RANGERS AT ISLANDERS 9/22

RANGERS FACE CROSSTOWN RIVAL ISLANDERS IN PRESEASON ACTION

New York Rangers (1-1) vs New York Islanders (3-2)

Webster Bank Arena, Bridgeport CT

7:00 PM, MSG+, MSG

The Rangers head to Bridgeport to face their crosstown rivals, the New York Islanders tonight for the first of two meetings this preseason. Both the Rangers and Islanders are under new tutelage this season, the Rangers with a fresh start under Rookie Coach David Quinn from Boston University and the Islanders now with Stanley Cup Champion Washington Capitals coach Barry Trotz.

The Rangers have split their two preseason games with an overtime win in New Jersey and a loss at home to Philadelphia.

The Islanders have faced the Flyers four times having split the series 2-2 with an overtime win last night in Philly and faced New Jersey on Thursday picking up a shutout win at home.

The Rangers will be without center Boo Nieves who is still undergoing concussion protocol after a head to head collision in the preseason opener in New Jersey. Ryan Spooner, acquired at the deadline in the Rick Nash trade suffered a strained hip in the Philadelphia contest, missing all o f the third period is questionable for tonight.

No lineups for either team has been announced as of posting time but the Rangers still have 44 players remaining on their training camp roster.

The following players are still listed for the Rangers training camp roster:

Forwards (26): Lias Andersson, Matt Beleskey, Pavel Buchnevich, Bobby Butler, Filip Chytil, Jesper Fast, Steven Fogarty, Gabriel Fontaine, Tim Gettinger, Ryan Gropp, Kevin Hayes, Peter Holland, Brett Howden, Chris Kreider, Vinni Lettieri, Michael Lindqvist, Cody McLeod, Drew Melanson, Ville Meskanen, Vladislav Namestnikov, Boo Nieves, Cole Schneider, Ryan Spooner, Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello

Defensemen (14): Chris Bigras, Fredrik Claesson, Brandon Crawley, Tony DeAngelo, John Gilmour, Libor Hajek, Ryan Lindgren, Adam McQuaid, Rob O'Gara, Neal Pionk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Brady Skjei, Brendan Smith, Marc Staal

Goaltenders (4): Alexandar Georgiev, Henrik Lundqvist, Marek Mazanec, Dustin Tokarski

NYR TODAY FRIDAY 9/21: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 9/21:

Bob Errey RW (1997-1998) Percy Jackson G (1934-1935) Troy Loney LW (1994-1995) Howie Morenz C (1935-1936) Al "Red" Staley C (1948-1949)

Today in NYR History 9/21:

1992: Marcel Dionne is Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame
Dionne who finished his career with the NY Rangers (118 Games, 42 goals, 56 assists, 98 points) and played with Detroit and most of his career in Los Angeles over 18 years is among four players inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.

2005: Rangers sign defenseman Marc Staal to his first NHL contract.

Rangers Assign Joey Keane to the Barrie Colts

44 Players Remain in Training Camp

by New York Rangers @NYRangers / NYRangers.com

New York Rangers General Manager Jeff Gorton announced today that the team has assigned Joey Keane to his junior team, the Barrie Colts of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL).

The Rangers have 44 players remaining in Training Camp. The roster breakdown is listed below:

Forwards (26): Lias Andersson, Matt Beleskey, Pavel Buchnevich, Bobby Butler, Filip Chytil, Jesper Fast, Steven Fogarty, Gabriel Fontaine, Tim Gettinger, Ryan Gropp, Kevin Hayes, Peter Holland, Brett Howden, Chris Kreider, Vinni Lettieri, Michael Lindqvist, Cody McLeod, Drew Melanson, Ville Meskanen, Vladislav Namestnikov, Boo Nieves, Cole Schneider, Ryan Spooner, Jimmy Vesey, Mika Zibanejad, Mats Zuccarello

Defensemen (14): Chris Bigras, Fredrik Claesson, Brandon Crawley, Tony DeAngelo, John Gilmour, Libor Hajek, Ryan Lindgren, Adam McQuaid, Rob O'Gara, Neal Pionk, Kevin Shattenkirk, Brady Skjei, Brendan Smith, Marc Staal

Goaltenders (4): Alexandar Georgiev, Henrik Lundqvist, Marek Mazanec, Dustin Tokarski

NYR TODAY THURSDAY 9/20: Alumni Birthdays, Today in Rangers History

NYR Alumni Birthdays 9/20:

Ray Cullen C (1965-1966) Jan Hlavac LW (1999-01,2003-04) Guy LaFleur RW (1988-1989) Brandon Mashinter LW (2012-2014) Jeff Nielsen RW (1996-1997)

Today in NYR History 9/20:

1942: Rangers sign Gordon Davidson and Bob Kirkpatrick as free agents.

1951: The Rangers acquire Paul Ronty from the Boston Bruins in exchange for the rights to Pentii Lund and cash considerations.

1975: The Rangers acquire Larry Sacharuk from the St Louis Blues in exchange for future & cash considerations.